Online Therapy for Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Texas & PSYPACT States

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While the “baby blues” is a common phenomenon occurring within the first two weeks after birth (upwards of 80% of mothers will experience the baby blues), postpartum depression affects approximately 15-20% of women, and postpartum anxiety affects approximately 10% of women. Difficulties in the postpartum period can also affect fathers!

Though postpartum depression (PPD) is more widely known and discussed, many mental health providers now refer to a range of mental health issues in the postpartum period as perinatal mood disorders. Common manifestations of mood disorders during pregnancy or the postpartum period are depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (or OCD, another form of anxiety), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and (far less common) postpartum psychosis.  Risk factors for perinatal and postpartum mood disorders may include a prior history of mental health difficulties; stress due to financial, housing, or marital problems; medical complications during pregnancy or the postpartum period; or lack of emotional support.

If you are experiencing worsening symptoms of depression or anxiety after giving birth, it is important that you work with both your obstetrician and a mental health provider to determine the best course of treatment.

Typically, both medication and therapy are essential to making a full recovery from postpartum mood complications. You are not alone in managing these difficulties. I’m here to help.